The European automotive industry has submitted clear and concise R&D priorities to the European Commission to shape the European Green Car Initiative, announced by the EU last November 2008. The R&D priorities are outlined in…
Never before did so many electronics producers and civil society organizations meet to discuss labour issues in the electronics industry. Both recognize that the high demand for consumer electronics, like computers and mobile phones, has…
Taiwanese organisations including the Taiwan Labor Information and Education Association, are campaigning in support of workers fired by WINTEK. Wintek’s buyers, including Apple, have been addressed, as well as the Taiwanese government. A number of…
In 2004 SOMO started researching labour issues in the supply chains of computer companies. This resulted in different reports, company profiles, the launce of the makeITfair campaign and extensive consultation with the computer industry. Now…
Tuesday 28 April, 2009 is the International Commemoration Day (ICD) for Dead and Injured Workers. the day on which we remember the over 2 million workers who die, the more than 1.2 million who are…
In a fierce statement, the Taiwan Labor Information & Education Association (TLIEA) reports on protests of WINTEK workers regarding poor working conditions and failing communication with the WINTEK management, supplier to well known brands including…
For years now, the Chinese company Gold Peak Industries Limited is at loggerheads with civil society groups in China as well as abroad over recurring Occupational Health and Safety issues. In 2004, an outbreak of…
In its Global Citizenship report 2009, Hewlett Packard reports on the labour rights awareness training program that is currently under way at its Chinese supplier Chicony. The report also provides an interview with the training…
‘Uploading for responsible recycling’. Silicon Valley Toxics Coalition (SVTC) 2009 Video Contest. SVTC wants you to create a fun and fresh video that informs people about the growing problem of highly toxic e-waste and encourages…
As the consumption of electronics has increased rapidly the last years, so has the waste made up of discarded products. E-waste often contains ingredients that risk damaging human health and polluting the environment. In a…